The War of 1812 has the strange distinction of being largely forgotten by both of its main participants, and yet its outcome was critically important to the future of North America. In 1814, the Americans launched a last offensive in an attempt to seize Canada. This Niagara campaign saw a number of [...]

THE PROMISE OF A NEW FUTURE AWAITS ONE COUPLE IN MEL STERLING'S STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL

Stealing a pickup truck, newly widowed Abby McMurray hopes to escape her abusive brother-in-law. But the vehicle's owner and his attack dog halt her plans. She knows she's made a terrible mistake. Yet there[...]

Once there was a boy named Tim whom no one believed, even when he was telling the truth. No one believed that it was a ninja who snaffled the last slice of cake; or that a giant squid ate his homework; or that it really was a time-travelling monkey who was throwing pencils at Grampa. How can Tim get[...]

This book draws attention to how nurses organize ward life. In addition to revealing the enormous range of skills that make up the nursing practice, the analysis details how nurses' conduct does more than deliver care to the individual patients. This book evokes the complexity of nursing practice in[...]

Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider's checklist of all you need to know about the world's most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours o[...]

While some theorists argue that medicine is caught in a relentless process of 'geneticization' and others offer a thesis of biomedicalization, there is still little research that explores how these effects are accomplished in practice. Joanna Latimer, whose groundbreaking ethnography on acute medici[...]

David Andrews, "Gilbert Sorrentino" David Andrews, "The Art Is the Act of Smashing the Mirror: A Conversation with Gilbert Sorrentino" John Beer, Robert L. McLaughlin, "Mary Caponegro"William Gaddis" Joy Castro, "Margery Latimer"[...]

A distraught king and queen take their fussy prince on a global adventure in search of foods that he will eat. With jaunty, rhyming story CD narrated by Hugh Bonneville! PICKY EATERS: Perfect for families struggling with mealtimes MULTICULTURAL JOURNEY: The royal trip around the globe introduces f[...]

Contributions and case studies from Germany and other European countries, as well as from Asia, Australia and the US, demonstrate different aspects of reducing the "ecological footprint" in libraries. As well as looking at everyday procedures, the social role and responsibility of libraries as leade[...]